RH POWER NETWORK · NORTH KOREARECORD DATE · 1 SEPTEMBER 2026
National emblem of the DPRK used to identify the SPA Standing Committee
Official emblemDPRK national emblem · Public domain

Organization · Party and state leadership

SPA Standing Committee

Permanent body of the national legislature

The SPA Standing Committee is the permanent body of North Korea’s national legislature. Its current chairman is Jo Yong Won.

WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT

The committee matters as the continuing legislative institution between SPA sessions and as an appointment point for senior state officeholders.

Record type
Organization dossier
Primary role
Permanent body of the national legislature
Network sector
Party and state leadership
Documented links
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Profile

The SPA Standing Committee is the permanent body of North Korea’s national legislature. Its current chairman is Jo Yong Won.

Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH North Korea network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.

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Documented connections

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Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.

Formal office · ChairmanJo Yong Won

Jo Yong Won was elected chairman of the SPA Standing Committee in March 2026.

Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.

38 North · post-Congress elections
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What to watch

  1. Does the publicly identified leadership or mandate of SPA Standing Committee change?
  2. Do official records document new coordination with Jo Yong Won?
  3. Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
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Source record

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    38 North · post-Congress elections

    Independent assessment of Jo Yong Won’s move to SPA leadership and the March 2026 parliamentary changes.

  2. 02
    KBS World · State Affairs appointments

    Current appointment record for Kim Jong Un, Jo Yong Won, Pak Thae Song, and Kim Tok Hun.